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The 2000 Race of Champions took place on December 10 at Gran Canaria . It was the 13th running of the event, and the ninth running at Gran Canaria. The International Masters contest was held for the final time this year before a format shake-up for 2001, which opened up the main competition to non-rally drivers.
The vehicles used were the Peugeot 206 WRC , The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI WRC, the Toyota Corolla WRC , the Saab 93 rallycross car and the ROC Buggy.
The individual competition was won by Tommi Makinen , whilst the Nations' Cup was won by France with Yvan Muller , Gilles Panizzi and Régis Laconi .
Marcus Grönholm was to represent the All-Star team, but for an unknown reason his place was taken by Blomqvist. Per Eklund & Miki Biasion eliminated in the first round.International Masters [ edit ] Flavio Alonso secured his place with the quickest time in the Spanish Masters event.Armin Schwarz and Tom Kristensen were handed automatic byes to the semi-finals. Group A
McShea advanced with the fastest best time. Group B
Semi-finals Final
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0
2
0
2
0
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
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0
2
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2
1
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Group A
Team
Match Wins
Heat Wins
Best Total Time
3
7
5'52.41
2
6
5'56.44
1
5
5'55.56
0
0
6'06.63
Group B
Team
Match Wins
Heat Wins
Best Total Time
3
7
5'48.82
1
4
5'51.76
1
4
5'56.59
1
3
5'52.11
Semi-finals Final
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0
3
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3
Early events Gran Canaria Stadium events Outdoor events
Marcus Grönholm
Didier Auriol
Armin Schwarz
Flavio Alonso
Stig Blomqvist
Valentino Rossi
Danny Sullivan
Hiroki Katoh
Tom Kristensen
Jeremy McWilliams
Pedro Chaves
Cody Crocker
Janusz Kulig
All-Stars